Toy costruction #12: Time to make so wheels

Had to get in to something else for a change, and wheels is next in line.

No those aren’t chocolate flavored Cheerios

40 3/4” wheels.We need 36 but thought I better make some extras.Their walnut with sassafras liners.I used a hole saw to make then then had to fill the to big guide hole with sassafras then drilled it to size.You’ll see them a little different in the second picture, kinda looks like bearing to me.

Changing the look with a power drive wheel, don’t really know what it’s called but that sounds heavy duty to me.Another one of those tooth pick jobs.Hey I got boxes of them got to use them up some where.

Needed to taper the edge of all those wheels so made a jig.There is a sheet rock screw in the jig down in the miter grove that stops the jig when in place.

It’s the end of the day lets put it together and have a look.No where near ready just want to get a look at it.

One picture with flash on, one without.

That’s all focks.

-- There's a hundred ways to do anything, alot depends on the tools at hand.

Thanks DutckyI put a screw in at an angle so I can screw it in or out to fine tune the taper.This was just a scrape piece a wood don’t even know what the angle is.I think I will be using something like this a lot need to make a true adjustable jig.Thanks crowieIt’s taking longer to add all the little things than it took to build the whole toy.

-- There's a hundred ways to do anything, alot depends on the tools at hand.

I see in pictures others clean tighty shops don’t know how they do it, man this toy building really makes the dust.I just use my home made cyclone to vac up the floor and tools and in the 7 days on this project I’ve dumped out 5 gal. of dust.I also blow it out with the weed blower and there’s a bunch out the door.

Might just mention that the sassafras makes me sneeze a little more than oak and mahogany so any one sensitive to dust my want to steer clear.

-- There's a hundred ways to do anything, alot depends on the tools at hand.